What we know about Hamas ex-chief’s who addressed Kerala rally

Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal virtually addressed a rally in support of Palestinians organised by a Jamaat-e-Islami Hind-aligned outfit in Kerala’s Malappuram on Friday, sparking a row. Organisers SYM said Hamas is a “resistance movement” and Meshaal a “freedom fighter”. Born in the West Bank in 1956, Khaled is considered one of the founders of Hamas. Under direct instructions from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Mossad spy agency attempted to assassinate Meshaal in 1997 while he was living in Jordan.